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Northern Illinois routs Eastern Michigan 50-6 (AP)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:07:02 PST

Tommy Davis returned the opening kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown, and Chad Spann ran for a career-high 174 yards and two scores to help Northern Illinois rout winless Eastern Michigan 50-6 on Thursday night. The Huskies (6-3, 4-1 Mid-American) won their third straight games, scoring on five straight possessions to take a 37-6 halftime lead.

Northern Illinois Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:15:29 PST

The Huskies couldn't have picked a better late-season schedule. A team filled with underclassmen, the Huskies get the benefit of one of the easiest schedules in the history of college football.

After falling to Toledo, the Huskies set sail on a smooth four-game stretch of games against Miami-Ohio, Akron, Eastern Michigan and Ball State. Northern Illinois sophomore quarterback Chandler Harnish suffered an injury against the Rockets, paving the way for sophomore DeMarcus Grady to get valuable experience against inferior opponents.

The Huskies defeated Miami-Ohio and Akron to improve to 5-3 and 3-1 in the MAC West Division. The RedHawks and Zips have combined to win two games this season.

Spann's late TDs lead Northern Illinois past Akron (AP)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:07:38 PDT

Tailback Chad Spann scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and rushed for a game-high 125 yards as Northern Illinois came from behind to beat Akron 27-10 Saturday. Spann Nathan Palmer added a 7-yard touchdown run for Northern Illinois with 46 seconds left. Freshman quarterback Patrick Nicely went 11 of 27 for 124 yards in his collegiate debut as the Zips (1-7, 0-4) lost their sixth straight.